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(...) Thanks alot! Cool wagons. Once I get a place to show off my pictures, I might be able to show some of my own models. John Henry kruer (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I thought scientists disproved the whole "centrifugal force" thing years ago? And decided that centripital force would take its place... -Rob "James Mathis" <thakius@nmt.edu> wrote in message news:GrAuvL.Aw8@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) OK. So you were just asserting, then, without any research behind it? Thanks for clarifying that point. Warbonnet is a shape. Think about the traditional "warbonnet" headdress of the plains Indians and you'll see why it's a shape rather than a (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re:...tilting trains? / Eric Brok did it like this
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(...) [snip] (...) Dear John, maybe the site of Eric Brok is somewhat interesting to you. He was - AFAIK - the first to build a tilting train. He made this nice animation on the working principle: (URL) find his pages here: (URL) tilting train here: (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: How did James Mathis make his tilting trains?
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(...) I've been trying to make a tilting system for my own APT cab, and I've simply used a tilting bogie plate and rubber bands. The train tilts well, it dosn't tilt to much ect. But when I run it on straight track, it will always lean to one side. (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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